Glaciers

Free glacier simulation for your Mac
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  • License:
  • Freeware
  • Price:
  • FREE
  • Publisher Name:
  • University of Colorado
  • Publisher web site:
  • http://phet.colorado.edu
  • Operating Systems:
  • Mac OS X 10.4 or later
  • File Size:
  • 1.8 MB

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Glaciers Description

Free glacier simulation for your Mac Glaciers is a fre simulation where you can adjust mountain snowfall and temperature to see the glacier grow and shrink. Use scientific tools to measure thickness, velocity and glacial budget. Here are some key features of "Glaciers": · Explain how environmental conditions (temperature and precipitation) impact glacial mass budget; identify where snow accumulates in a glacier and justify why. · Explain how ice moves within a glacier; describe and illustrate flow within a glacier. · Explain or illustrate (demonstrate) how glaciers (i) stay at equilibrium, (ii) grow/advance, (iii) shrink/retreat, and (iv) form; compare climatic conditions leading to each. · Determine and illustrate how multiple advance-retreat cycles affect the record of glacial end moraines. Requirements: · Java 1.5 or later


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